What are your best non-obvious safari reads? By obvious I'm talking Hemingway, TR, Capstick, and Ruark which are in the superstar class by themselves.

I have a collection, and re-read many of them every so often with great enjoyment.

Medium - well known

Horned Death - John Burger

Hunter's Choice - J.A. Hunter

African Rifles and Carteidges - John "Pondoro" Taylor

Bell of Africa - WDM Bell



Lesser known -

Killers in Africa - Alexader Lake

Months of the Sun - Ian Nyschens

Wheel of Life - Bunny Allen


Sorry that Harry Selby never got his stories down. I would have loved to have read them.


"The Democrat Party looks like Titanic survivors. Partying and celebrating one moment, and huddled in lifeboats freezing the next". Hatari 2017

"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Han Solo